英語4技能対策

英検準1級 ライティングコース(EIKEN G-Pre1 Writing Course)


 Write an essay on the given TOPIC.
 USE TWO of the POINTS below to support your answer.
 Structure: Introduction, main body and conclusion
 Suggested length: 120-150 words


Lesson 1 (Question 1)

Agree or disagree:
Self- confidence can be developed over time with the help of teachers.

POINTS:
 SELF ESTEEM/
 OPTIMISM /
 MOTIVATIONS
 PESSIMISM


Lesson 2 (Question 2)

Agree or disagree:
There is nothing that young people can teach older people.

POINTS:
 PRIDE
 CULTURE
 RESPECT
 INSULT


Lesson 3 (Question 3)

Agree or disagree:
Media can control our way of thinking.

POINTS:
 BLACK PROPAGANDA
 MANIPULATION
 SELF-INTEREST
 UNPROFESSIONALISM


Lesson 4 (Question 4)

Agree or disagree:
Reading fiction (such as novels and short stories) is more enjoyable than
watching movies.

 POINTS:
 ENTERTAINMENT/
 BOREDOM/
 LEISURE TIME/
 VISUAL PERSON/ LEARNER


Lesson 5 (Question 5)

Agree or disagree:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game
is fun only when you win.

POINTS:
 WRONG MOTIVATION/
 UNSPORTY/
 PRIDE/
 FAME


Lesson 6 (Question 6)

Agree or disagree:
Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as
they are able to do so.

POINTS:
 EARLY DISCIPLINE
 TEACHING ACCOUNTABILITY
 RESPONSIBILITY
 ABUSE


Lesson 7 (Question 7)

Agree or disagree:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the
best teachers.

POINTS:
 MORAL VALUES/
 ACADEMICS/
 SACRIFICES/
 MOTIVATOR


Lesson 8 (Question 8)

Agree or disagree:
It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.

POINTS:
 HUMILTY/
 MODERNIZATION/
 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES/
 INTERACTION


Lesson 9 (Question 9)

Agree or disagree:
“When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to
do with success.”

POINTS:
 EDUCATION/
 KNOWLEDGE/
 IGNORANCE/
 SKILLS


Lesson 10 (Question 10)

Agree or disagree:
People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want
something more or something different.

POINTS:
 GREED/
 HONOR/
 ACHIEVEMENTS/
 CONTENTMENT


Lesson 11 (Question 11)

Agree or disagree:
Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives

POINTS:
 SECURITY/
 RETIREMENT/
 INSURANCE/
 UNEMPLOYMENT/


Lesson 12 (Question 12)

Agree or disagree:
Face-to-face communication is better than other types of
communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls.

POINTS:
 MODERNIZATION/
 ACCESSIBILTY/
 COMFORT/
 COST


Lesson 13 (Question 13)

Agree or disagree:
The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns.

POINTS:
 PRACTICALITY/
 NEEDS AND WANTS/
 POVERTY/
 ECONOMIC STATUS


Lesson 14 (Question 14)

Agree or disagree:
Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start
school.

POINTS:
 MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE/
 COMPETITIVE WORLD/
 EDUCATION/
 COLONIAL MENTALITY


Lesson 15 (Question 15)

Agree or disagree:
Boys and girls should attend separate schools

POINTS:
 INNOCENSE/
 INCLUSIVE EDUCATION/
 CULTURE/
 GENDER BIASED


Lesson 16 (Question 16)

Agree or disagree:
It is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group.

POINTS:
 DEPENDENCE/
 LAZINESS/
 INTIMIDATION/
 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES


Lesson 17 (Question 17)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of racial, sexual, or religious discrimination

POINTS:
 HISTORY/
 ORIENTATION/
 STEREOTYPING/
 SOCIETY


Lesson 18 (Question 18)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of computers on our everyday lives

POINTS:
 DEPENDENCE/
 EFFICIENCY/
 ACCURACY/
 LAZINESS


Lesson 19 (Question 19)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of pressures on students to get good grades have a positive
effect.

POINTS:
 FRUSTRATION/
 ANXIETY/
 DISCIPLINE/
 SUCCESS


Lesson 20 (Question 20)

Agree or disagree:
The Rate of Teenage Pregnancy has been increasing.

POINTS:
 Social media/
 Illiteracy/
 Family background/
 Peer Status


Lesson 21 (Question 21)

Agree or disagree:
There are growing numbers of students who are cheating.

POINTS:
 Lack of Motivation
 Wrong Influence of friends/
 Teenage relationship/
 Bad study habit


Lesson 22 (Question 22)

Agree or disagree:
A Corrupt Government is the reason why there is Poverty.

POINTS:
 History/
 Government/
 Social Inequality/
 National debt/


Lesson 23 (Question 23)

Agree or disagree:
People don’t bother to vote in local elections.

POINTS:
 Lack of Interest/
 Hopeless Government/
 Location/
 Uneducated and Poverty


Lesson 24 (Question 24)

Agree or disagree:
More and more students are taking online classes.

POINTS:
 Advantage of Location/
 Enrolment Fee
 Class setting is more comfortable
 Flexibility of Schedule


Lesson 25 (Question 25)

Agree or disagree:
The numbers of people who are shopping online has been growing.

POINTS:
 It saves money/
 It saves time/
 It is easy to purchase/
 No more queuing


Lesson 26 (Question 26)

Agree or disagree:
There are serious negative effects of not getting enough sleep.

POINTS:
 Anxiety/
 Stress/
 Changes of body clock due to graveyard shift/
 Poor judgment/ decreased productivity


Lesson 27 (Question 27)

Agree or disagree:
Students, who cannot manage to so many stresses, drop out from high
school or college.

POINTS:
 Unexpected financial problems/
 Balance between work and study/
 Early Relationship Problems
 Family issues


Lesson 28 (Question 28)

Agree or disagree:
Young people nowadays are developing a eating disorder.

POINTS:
 Genetic vulnerability/
 Stereotyping
 Socio-cultural influences
 Peer Pressure


Lesson 29 (Question 29)

Agree or disagree:
Peer pressure can vehemently affect the studies of every student.

POINTS:
 Social media/
 Identity Crisis/
 Adolescence Stage/
 Sense of belonging


Lesson 30 (Question 30)

Agree or disagree:
There is little number of students who read newspaper.

POINTS:
 ONLINE NEWS/
 OUT OF HABIT/
 FAMILY ORIENTATION/
 INFLUENCES FROM OTHER PEOPLE


Lesson 31 (Question 31)

Agree or disagree:
Many adults nowadays are also enjoying animated movies.

POINTS:
 STRESS RELIEVER/
 STORY LINES ARE REALISTIC/
 ENJOYABLE/
 BRINGS CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES BACK


Lesson 32 (Question 32)

Agree or disagree:
There are deep effects on children of every broken marriage.

POINTS:
 REBELLION/
 LOW SELF ESTEEM/
 HATRED/
 VULNERABILITY


Lesson 33 (Question 33)

Agree or disagree:
There are increasing numbers of people keeping pets at home.

POINTS:
 LONELINESS/
 VANITY/
 EMPATHY AND COMPASSION/
 SECURITY (TO WARD OFF THIEVES)


Lesson 34(Question 34)

Agree or disagree:
Majority of students hate Mathematics.

POINTS:
 IGNORANCE/
 LAZINESS/
 HATRED/
 MATH teachers are not motivating


Lesson 35 (Question 35)

Agree or disagree:
There are significant effects of illiteracy.

POINTS:
 POVERTY/
 LIFESTYLE/
 PESSIMISM/
 GOVERNMENT


Lesson 36 (Question 36)

Agree or disagree:
Nowadays, People are facing variety of depression.

POINTS:
 POVERTY/
 UNEMPLOYMENT/
 LOST OF LOVED ONES/
 BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS


Lesson 37 (Question 37)

Agree or disagree:
There are two stages of a person’s life: Life and Death

POINTS:
 Childhood
 Adulthood
 Parenthood
 Marriage life


Lesson 38 (Question 38)

Agree or disagree:
An active student can be demotivated by a passive student.

POINTS:
 Peer Pressure/
 Parent’s Motivation/
 Family Back ground/
 Adolescence Stage


Lesson 39 (Question 39)

Agree or disagree:
These days, people are more engaged in traveling.

POINTS:
 STRESS RELIEVER/
 LOCATION/
 BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES/
 COMFORTABLE FACILITIES


Lesson 40 (Question 40)

Agree or disagree:
There are numbers of disadvantages when dining in fast-food
restaurants.

POINTS:
 QUALITY OF FOOD/
 CUSTOMER SERVICE/
 HEALTH
 BUDGET


Lesson 41 (Question 41)

Agree or disagree:
Students who are attending Traditional face-to-face tutorial class are
slowly decreasing.

POINTS:
 ONLINE TUTORIAL
 COMFORT/
 ENROLMENT FEE/
 LOCATION


Lesson 42 (Question 42)

Agree or disagree:
A subway is more comfortable vehicle than busses.

POINTS:
 ACCESSIBLITY/
 COMFORT/
 TRAFFIC JAMS/
 TIME


Lesson 43 (Question 43)

Agree or disagree:
The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.

POINTS:
 PEER PRESSURE/
 ADDICTIVE/
 NO MEDICAL VALUE/
 SECOND HAND SMOKERS


Lesson 44 (Question 44)

Agree or disagree:
People have become overly dependent on technology.

POINTS:
o COMMUNICATION/
o PAYING BILLS/
o TRANSPORTATION/
o UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE


Lesson 45 (Question 45)

Agree or disagree:
Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense.

POINTS:
 TROUBLE /
 VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS/
 IMPAIRS JUDGMENT/
 REPEATING THE SAME OFFENSE OVER AND OVER AGAIN


Lesson 46 (Question 46)

Agree or disagree:
Students should not be required to take physical education courses.

POINTS:
 (UN) ESSENTIAL/
 (UN) HEALTHY LIFESTYLE/
 WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT/

 ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING CHARACTER


Lesson 47 (Question 47)

Agree or disagree:
Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage.

POINTS:
 LUST/
 FRIENDSHIP/
 DIFFERENT LOVE LANGUAGES/
 MATURITY


Lesson 48 (Question 48)

Agree or disagree:
Students should not be allowed to have phones in elementary and high
schools.

POINTS:
 DISCTRUCTION/
 EMERGENCY SITUATION/
 PEER PRESSURE/
 SAFETY


Lesson 49 (Question 49)

Agree or disagree:
Student’s textbooks should be replaced by notebook computers or
tablet.

POINTS:
 THEY HAVE TO BE UPDATED.
 FOR FUN/
 BOOKS ARE TRADITIONAL
 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS


Lesson 50 (Question 50)

Agree or disagree:
A bad habit can soon become a bad lifestyle.

POINTS:
 INFLUENCES FROM BAD ENVIROMENT
 ROLE MODELS/
 CHANGE OF MINDSET
 NEGATIVITY